King James Version

1 Corinthians 7:8

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it is” (ἐστιν) before if here.

ΛέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayδὲdethereforeδέconjunction — “therefore”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.thereforeτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγάμοιςagamoisto the unmarriedἄγαμος (agamos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to the unmarried”, the to- or for-formG22unmarried, of a person not in a state of wedlock, whether he or she has formerly been married or not.to the unmarriedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χήραιςchēraiswidowsχήρα (chēra)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “widows”, the to- or for-formG5503a widow.widowsκαλὸνkalongoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “good”, the subject formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.goodαὐτοῖςautoisfor themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “for them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.for themἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifμείνωσινmeinōsinthey abideμένω (menō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they abide”, a single actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.This verse uses “abide”.they abideὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asκἀγώkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).I

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐστινestinIt isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “It is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I [am];

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I [am];

World English Bible

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

Darby Translation

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them that they remain even as I.

Douay-Rheims

But I say to the unmarried, and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I.

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